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2018 JEEP RENEGADE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1661844 · 2020-05-06

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
RENEGADE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
10,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 3/6/2020 FROM THE I-10 DODGE DEALERSHIP IN INDIO, CA. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE WORKING PERFECTLY: NO FUNNY SMELLS OR NOISES, GOOD ACCELERATION AND BRAKES, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH CONSOLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. LAST SATURDAY (5/2/2020) I DROVE IT TO MY FRIEND'S MOBILE HOME. I PARKED IN THE CARPORT AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I WENT INTO THE HOME AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW ABOUT TWO MINUTES LATER. SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I LOOKED IN VAIN FOR A HOSE OR FIRE EXTINGUISHER, THEN CALLED 911. AT THIS POINT FLAMES WERE SHOOTING UP FROM THE ENGINE, SETTING THE CARPORT AND THE SIDE OF THE MOBILE HOME ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE EIGHT MINUTES FROM WHEN I CALLED 911 TO WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11323565
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